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CE Student Writers Contest

Students in North Seattle College's Continuing Education program are invited to submit work* that is produced in CE writing classes from the 2018 calendar year: Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, and Fall 2018 quarters for our 1st Annual Writers Contest. All contest entries will be included in a digital format publication available for download from the CE website. Juror Award Winners will be invited to read their work at CE’s Writers Salon Event to be held in mid-March of 2019.

*Only work produced in a CE class will be considered

SUBMISSION RUBRIC:

- Open only to North Seattle College CE students.

- Contestants may submit more than one (1) entry, but only one (1) entry per category. No more than three (3) entries total per contestant.

- All submissions must be work completed in CE writing classes during the previous calendar year, January 2018 to December 2018.

- Upon payment of entry fee, entrants will be given an order # to use when submitting work.

- All work will be judged anonymously. Do not put your name or contact information on your submitted work.

- All submissions should be in MS Word format.

1,500 word limit

Basic font such as Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri

Double-spaced

12pt type

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES:

Short fiction
Short stories: up to 1500 words

Long fiction
Novels
Students would submit a 150-word description of their novel, including the genre or category, and the first 1500 words.

Nonfiction
Short nonfiction (essays, articles): up to 1500 words
Long nonfiction (books)
Students would submit a 150-word description of their book, including the genre or category, and the first 1500 words.